CVE-2023-41857 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-41857: WordPress Click To Tweet plugin <= 2.0.14 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

Vendor Clicktotweet.com

Product Click To Tweet

Weakness CWE-862 · Missing authorization

Published December 13, 2024

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.4/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in ClickToTweet.com Click To Tweet allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Click To Tweet: from n/a through 2.0.14.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Click To Tweet versions up to 2.0.14 lack proper authorization checks, allowing an attacker to modify or delete content if a user visits a malicious link. The vulnerability requires user interaction but does not require authentication. Site owners should update to a version newer than 2.0.14 to prevent unauthorized content tampering.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Modify or delete site content if a user clicks a malicious link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Unauthorized users can alter or remove content through social engineering attacks targeting your site visitors.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required; victim must click an attacker-supplied link.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2024 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41857 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html AskarLabs — CWE-862 write-up Missing Authorization

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2023-41857

CWE CWE-862

CVSS 5.4 / MEDIUM

Affected versions